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John Graves Simcoe was a British Army general and the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 until 1796 in southern Ontario and the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior. He founded York,which is now known as Toronto,and was instrumental in introducing institutions such as courts of law,trial by jury,English common law,freehold land tenure,and also in the abolition of slavery in Upper Canada.
North Dundas is a township in Eastern Ontario,Canada,in the United Counties of Stormont,Dundas and Glengarry.
Dundas County is a former county in the province of Ontario,Canada. It was named after Henry Dundas,1st Viscount Melville,who was the British Home Secretary (1791–1794),with responsibility for the colonies.
Jacob Jennings Brown was known for his victories as an American army officer in the War of 1812,where he reached the rank of general. His successes on the northern border during that war made him a national hero,and he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.
South Dundas is a municipality in eastern Ontario,Canada,in the United Counties of Stormont,Dundas and Glengarry along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. It is located approximately 100 kilometres south of Ottawa and is midway between Kingston and Montreal,Quebec.
Alexander Fraser was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada.
Richard Duncan was a soldier,judge and political figure in Upper Canada.
John Munro,was generally referred to as 'Captain The Hon. John Munro of Fowlis' to distinguish him from others with the same name and rank. He was a Highland soldier who after the Seven Years' War received extensive land grants at Albany,New York,becoming a prominent Tory and merchant associated with Simon McTavish and the fur trade. Having gained a reputation for no-nonsense,he was made a magistrate and given further land at Vermont to bring Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys to order. Ever the ardent Loyalist,Munro fought for the British during the American Revolutionary War which led to the loss of his land following the American victory. He re-settled in Upper Canada,where he became a Judge and was appointed to the first Legislative Council of Upper Canada.
John Crysler was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.
Peter Shaver was a farmer,businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.
George Rolph was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He worked in the Hamilton and Ancaster area as a Clerk of the Peace and clerk of the district court. He represented Halton County in the Parliament of Upper Canada.
John Allison Sprague was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1894 as a Liberal member.
Jacob Hasbrouck De Witt was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Rufus McIntire was a United States lawyer,captain of U.S. Army artillery in the War of 1812,congressman,U.S. Marshal,land agent and hostage/prisoner in the Aroostook War.
Silas Hare was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Texas from 1887 to 1891.
John Scarlett (1777–1865) was a merchant-miller who played a significant role in the development of the part of the historic York Township that later became the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto,Ontario.
Augustus Brown Reed Sprague was an American businessman,politician,and military figure who served as the mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts,the sheriff of Worcester County,Massachusetts,and as a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
George Greenfield Macdonell was from a prominent family in Upper Canada. He was the first son of Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield,a nephew of John Macdonell of Greenfield and Donald Macdonell of Greenfield,and a great-nephew of Sir Hugh MacDonell of Aberchalder and John McDonell of Aberchalder.
The Dundas County Militia was a regiment of the provincial militia of Upper Canada that was raised in Dundas County,Ontario,in the 1780s. The battle honours and legacy of the Dundas Militia are perpetuated by the Stormont,Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.
The Battle of Matilda,also known as the Battle of Toussaint's Island,was an early skirmish of the War of 1812 fought on September 16,1812 between American and Canadian militia in the St. Lawrence River near the township of Matilda,in Dundas County.
